Razor stropper



Nov. 18,-1930. R. H. INGERSQLL 1,782,352

RAZOR STROPPER FiledJly 2e, 1927 Patented Nov. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES :ROBERT H. nvGEEsoEL,Y 0E NEW YoEK, N `Y., -assrerion 'ro EoET. rr. INGEEsoLL, INC.,

or `NEW YoEK, N. YJ, A coEPoEATIoN or NEW YORK [PATENT oFFiCE RAZOR. sfrEorrER Applieaton-.led July Y26, 1927. Serial `No.`r208,484.

This. invention relates to improvements in blade holders for employment during `stropping.' u

Y One of theobjects of this'invention is to provide. a structure of lthe class Adescribed which may b e .constructed of'ew and, very simple'parts, and'is easily assembled by ordinarymanufactu'ringoperations.` The several f Lthe blade .byrockinglfromsideto side thereparts maybeformed of sheet metal by an appropriate stamping and forming operation', and of bar materialby appropriate automatic screw machine-operations.-

A further .object is to Aprovide a blade holder structure which may be easily brought into clamping,relatiomwiththe blade and withdrawn therefrom f or the purposeof se curing and removingthe blade, g f

i' Anotherobje'ct Vis toprovide such a structure so that'astrong support Lis formed for yan open-end guar'dwhich protects the. edge of.

of during the stropping operation.V LWith these. and other. objects'in view as willappear inthe course of, theV following specification and claims, two examples of eXearched and of such dimension as to engage ythe double-edged razor'blade away from its center line to firmly support it during.l the stropping. Thelower blade holder 13 has the studs 1.7 which are received in the usual aperturesalong the central line of the blade .to hold the blade inits allotted position.KY

The handle elementl is formed at its vfree end with a rivet 18 which passesthrough a slot 19 in a clip device20 which is guided by the side walls 11a ofthe handle element 11, `and by the rivet 18. Theclip device 20 also has a rivet 21 thereiny which engages inthe stropping position in a notch 22 of thehandle 10. `(As shown inFigs. 1l and-2, the sliding movement .of this clip 20 'and its; rivet 21 -is employed to lockand clamp the vhandles 10 and11 together. The side flanges 10a and 11a i of the handle are in abutting'relation in the stropping position shown in Fig. 3, so that a irm `and rigidstructure is alforded when in clamping. position. f Y i .A forked open-end guard is providedr to protect the edge of the razor bladef during sstropping. This .guard has the tines or guard veution lof the inventionare set forth on theac- /rods 23 and the cross Ahead 24 whichI connects i these tinesjand oinsthem integrally witlia companying drawings@ .j Figure lis a plan v view of. a irst modification of the device in stroppingposition Fig. 2 isa similar view, with the device in ,openpositionl '7. e l Fig. 3 isa section yon vline 3.-*3015 Fig. 1.

`Fig. 4 isaplan view etk a second form of execution in the stroppingposition. 2 l Fig'. .5 is a similar view in the open position.

f Fig. .6 is a section online-G+S of Fig. 4,

I In the modification of Figs. 1 to 3 inclu.-

sive,` the device comprises an arched 'upper ,handle elementl() and anarched lower handle element 11, .whichare formed. integrally lwith Qthe' vrespective upper .blade holder 12v and I, -lowerblade holderl, andare joined thereto 'byl the bridge orarchportions 14. Thelblade` `holde'r12has ajcurled finger 15 at its free end f other from the position shown in' Fig. 1 .to that Whichlits into an opening lin the free end. fof, the.holder,.so.that the two handles and holdersmay lbe swung withlregard to each shown inFig. l i. i :The-bled@ 11 .1.d`=.1is` 11.2...e11f113 are preferably has an'v upwardly and Or-WaTdlyeXt'ending 4inger28 which isreceived within one ofthe cavities A secondlbase plate 29 has`V an f `upwardly kand rearwardly extending finger 30 which is received within the Vother cavity is klocated vwholly within vthe handle and bridgeywhile the cross head 24 extends oute V.wardly at either side through the notches 125;, 138L left at the sides of the bridges. The edges.

of the bridge members therefore deine slots inthe clamping. position, theV walls of which constitute stops to limitv the guard in its rocking movement.` y In the form of execution. according to Figs. 4 to 65 theupper handle member 40 and the lower-handlemember 41 havethe blade holder members`42 and 43 V:formedintegrally therewith as before and these members are in turn Connected. .together by the eurled .finger 45 sin Y 51.3.5 V.26. .The pivotal portion 25, 26 of the guard i which engages in the eye 46. A tubular sleeve `or clip 50 has a slot 49 therein to receive the rivet 48 which is connected in this instance tothe upper handle member 40. The sleeve 5 `50 slides back and forth in the handles 40, 4l as befoefaidfearfies an outer sleev B11/'Which fits over the endsof the tivo handle members 40, 4l in the stropping position asshoWn-inn Fig. 6, and clamps ,these members together 1 blade.

The lower holder 43 has the lugs 47 Vto sup# `ingsto lie concentricwith the axisfof the assembled'handies.` journal member 61 is closely receivedwithin these lugs 48 for rock- `ing movement, `and-has at its ends the en- `5 l'argedi "ortios 62 which fit against the sides of tlieugsj48`andthus assure the Acentral portion 51 ani invariable position 4for rock-1 `ing. .One of the enlarged portions 62 is 'formed' with a transverseslot to receive the brace oi crossl 1ead j 54, which` supports the `tines 53 ofthe guard. The brace54 passes fout through notches left at the bridge elements 44vhicl1' yconnect the handles 40,41 together with the holders 42,43, as in the rst instance. These bridges also present their edges `as before toform stopsv to vlimit the relative rocking movement of the guard andblade holder assembly.

'The bearings for the journ almember 25 or 61 are in. each instance spaced apart inthe line ofthe handle to maintain. the parallelism of the guardr rods with this linezand since `the blade holder and handle are likewise'in '.line,` the guard rodsare maintained in par- Vof their rockingfrom Vside to side.

'I`he`inethod of operatingeach o'fthese A,

devices is 1as flloyvs Thev device is ,held flat .inegi-hated :the clipmembef iS-p'uued `to rear orto the ri htintheiigures, until the `1i` ierhandlemr er is free.; This upper heidk @member and ifsassocated helder 423s ,'thenswiing upwardly, about 4the vpivot so thatthe razor, blade exposed, andmay "35' byvithdrawn'and replaced by another blade.

h. handle fandloldr .40, 4.2is`then swung or toward't'he left until thehandles andtheir holderelements are clampedffrmlyy together. i90 handle isiiovvftaken in hand/ and 'the 'device /S drawn; heck; and foth across fa stieg, with; 's remera. yeah @naar .ech

, se@ 'e aber. iard. asociaefd-ivit-h-ithe slgebeilig'dfsi ,.efThS. anfliraliove.- *s mena :11ndV after' reversal the respective tiies allelism to the edge of the blade, regardless.

w-With-double-edge blades, but its embodiments may be-1modeled@` within-fthe @Cope affres lVhat lf claim as neWUand desire to secure `byfLetters Patent is:

l. In a razor blade stropping device, a hol- "l'oWf-li'andle havinga blade holder connected therewith, said holder including elements to supporti bl'ade rigidly inl llne With the handley for strpping, 'the elements' constituting said handle and Lblade holder having a. slot thereiiiinter'me'diate the same, arock- .able giimd Cmrlegl liOSS. head df a 3` guard rod fixed thereto, said guardi rodjb'ein `free at 'one end andspaced from ,the free "en of tlie'jblade holder. so'thatfit isspaced from llandvparallel .towtheedge' of theblade when in stropping position, said cross Alieadleixteiidf90 ingl tirou'gh said fslotf'and pivotlineinbe's Lfixed in said'hollow` liandleto" support said cross head, saidi pivot members being spaced apart;r `in -thfdirect'ibn of the line" of the hann dlevvherebv to maintain said "ioo *Siete andamiaje bythe mais thereof in @as se'coiid'integralmemberlikewise formed With idly carried by said cross head and maintained in parallelism with the edge of a razor blade by said bearing members. Y

Lle. In a holder for razor blades for use dure ing stropping, two substantially straight integral members each forme-d with an annular arched handle portion at one end and havinga blade holder at the other end, said members being pivoted together at the blade holder end, and being cut away intermediate the handle and blade holder portions to leave a slot therebetween when in the assembled position for stropping, means to secure said members together in the position for strop,-V

ping to form a hollow handle, a rigid cross head extending through said slot from the exterior to a positionbetween said members, a guard rigid with said cross head and carried thereby opposite the edge of a blade located in said blade-holder portions, a journal member fixed tofsaid Cross head and ex- Y tending within said hollow handle, and a plurality of journal bearings Vfixed toone of said handle members and supporting said journal member, said bearings being spaced apart in the direction of thevline of the handle so as to maintain said guards parallel to the edge of the razor blade and to permit said guards to rock from side to side Aof said edge, the walls of said slot .forming stops in conjunction with said cross-head to limit such movement of said guard from side toside.

5. Inv a razor blade holder, a pair of members each constituting an integral handle and blade holder element, one of said members having bladereceiving and retaining lugs se- A cured thereto and directed toward the other member, said members being pivoted n t0- gether to move toward and from one'another for placing a razor blade on and removing the same from said lugs, .Said members when together 'constituting a blade holder device for securingk the razor blade in position, means to clamp said members togetherin operative position, and a'guard pivotally mounted on one ofsaid members onV the side thereof adj acent the other member so that the guard pivot mounting is located between the members when clamped together, said members being spaced apart so that said guard may vproject therethrough, the portions of saidmembers so spaced apart constituting stops to limit. the rocking movement of said guard.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature.`

ROBERT H. INGERSOLL. 

